Learn Japanese
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Pronunciation in Japanese

いろ（色/iro) = color

あか(赤/aka) = red
あお(青/ao) = blue
くろ(黒/shiro) = black
しろ(白/kuro) = white
みどり(緑/midori) = green
むらさき(紫/murasaki) = purple
ピンク(pinku) = pink
オレンジ(orenji) = orange
きんいろ(金色/kiniro) = gold
ぎんいろ(銀色/giniro) = silver
きいろ(黄色/kiiro) = yellow
ちゃいろ(茶色/chairo) = brown
はいいろ(灰色/haiiro)　or ねずみいろ(鼠色/nazumiiro) = gray

Meaning
Color

Example

Colors that you can add “い”

あかい(akai)
あおい(aoi)
くろい(黒/shiroi)
しろい(白/kuroi)

あかいくるま(akaikuruma)
A Red Car

You can add “の”to all the colors

あかの(赤/aka)
あおの(青/ao)
くろの(黒/shiro)
しろの(白/kuro)
みどりの(緑/midori)
むらさきの(紫/murasaki)
ピンクの(pinku)
オレンジの(orenji)
きいろの(黄色/kiiro)
きんいろの(金色/kiniro)
ぎんいろの(銀色/giniro)
ちゃいろの(茶色/chairo)
はいいろの(灰色/haiiro)　or ねずみいろの(鼠色/nazumiiro)

あかのくるま(akano kuruma)
A red car